Java Collection Create createUniqueName(String baseName, Collection names)

Description

Generate a unique name based on the given name and the name of already existing elements.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
baseName	- The default name to give.
names	- The names to compare with each other.

Return

The newly created name. Of form baseName{int}

Declaration

public static String createUniqueName(String baseName, Collection<String> names) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.Collection;

public class Main {
    /**/* ww  w. jav a  2  s. c  om*/
     * Generate a unique name based on the given name and the name of already existing elements.
     *
     * @param baseName - The default name to give.
     * @param names - The names to compare with each other.
     * @return The newly created name. Of form baseName{int}
     */
    public static String createUniqueName(String baseName, Collection<String> names) {
        String uniqueName = baseName;
        int idx = -1;
        for (String name : names) {
            if (!name.startsWith(baseName)) {
                continue;
            }

            String suffix = name.substring(baseName.length());
            if (suffix.isEmpty()) {
                idx = Math.max(idx, 0);
            } else if (suffix.matches("\\d+")) {
                idx = Math.max(idx, Integer.parseInt(suffix));
            }
        }
        if (idx < 0) {
            return uniqueName;
        }
        return uniqueName + (idx + 1);
    }
}

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